Posts by OreoPlymothRock

no, there is nowhere else to put them

good, the ducklings are eating and drinking, the others havent hatched yet. They took their first 3 minute swim and their first running and walking in the grass.

it is genetic, and you shouldn't breed them

we took them out from under her because fire ants were running in and out of the eggs.

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/744123/our-baby-ducks-are-hatching#post_10458189

getting dry in a brooder

Ducks Learn about ALBC's Waterfowl Census...

ALBC's 2000 census of domestic waterfowl in North America found only 126 breeding Magpie. While seven people reported breeding Magpie, only one primary breeding flock with 50 or more breeding birds existed. There is a critical need for...

Magpie Ducks, they are rare.

So, ducklings are hatching today, and we needed to intervene with one of them. So, we peeled the shell so it could break the membrane instead. We put the egg back on the nest when the mother grabbed the duckling and tried to kill it!...